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[peeplessinNC]

A crowd pleasing macaroni salad:

Macaroni and Cheese Salad - serves 6-8
1 1/2 cups macaroni
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
8 cherry tomatoes
1 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon Beau Monde ™ seasoning or Lawry's or celery salt

1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
2. In a large bowl, combine pasta and vinegar. Mix well and allow to sit 15-20 minutes.
3. Add cheese, peppers, celery, green onions, tomatoes, mayonnaise and seasonings. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

This cool and delicious dessert can be made ahead, take the place of a cake, and everyone loves it!

Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert - serves 12
19 ice cream sandwiches
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (12 ounce) jar hot fudge ice cream topping
1 cup salted peanuts

1. Cut one ice cream sandwich in half. Place one whole and one half sandwich along a short side of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. pan. Arrange eight sandwiches in opposite direction in the pan. Spread with half of the whipped topping. Spoon fudge topping by teaspoonfuls onto whipped topping. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup peanuts. Repeat layers with remaining ice cream sandwiches, whipped topping and peanuts (pan will be full).
2. Cover and freeze for up to 2 months. Remove from the freezer 20 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

In my family we serve this with additional warm fudge sauce to drizzle on top of each serving.

 

[Davaroo]

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The salad sounds like a winner.

 

[WriterofWords]

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This would also be really good rolled up in wheat or white flour toritillas and cut in sections to make pinwheels out of! I'm going to make some just for the heck of it today!

 

[luvs2garden2000]

Corn Casserole

4 parts regular corn (with juice)
4 parts cream corn
2 parts 16 oz cream cheese (softened)
2 parts small can chopped green chilies

mix together bake at 425 for an hour or so till well mixed and bubbling hot.

I did one today...I used 4 cans each of cream style and regular corn, 2 16 oz cream cheese, 2 cans green chilies.

 

[kelliepulido]

what good recipes thanks.The corn casserole sounds nice and easy plus tasty.

 

[Emzyyy]

Puppy Chow is easy to make
you know the recipe with the peanut butter, powdered sugar, chocolate, and chex cereal? DELICIOUS!

 

[MandyH]

Beer Wienie's
Suasage dip
rotel and cheese dip
Chex mix
etc....

 

[ChooksChick]

What about avocado salad? A bit pricey if you don't find a deal on avocados, but you just dice avocados into 1" bite-sized pieces, same w/ tomatoes, and toss with some balsamic vinegar, fresh thin-sliced garlic, and roughly chopped cilantro, salt to taste.


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And Tomato-Bread salad!!!

Get a loaf each of some 3 tasty, crusty breads, and make croutons by cubing and toasting them in the oven the oven with a little extra-virgin olive oil and salt and pepper.

Now use large diced tomatoes- as many kinds as you can, as the oranges, purples and yellows make this a beautiful dish. Toss a giant bowl of the toms together with chopped fresh basil and minced fresh garlic with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin live oil, salt and pepper.

Now, toss the croutons and the tomatoes together to serve- it gets soggy after about 10 minutes, so for a buffet, put the two parts out in separate bowls with a little card saying to dish up some of each.

You can add pretty yellow and orange peppers if you only have red tomatoes, and you can also add julienned or thinly sliced cucumbers to make it even lighter and fresher in taste. The key is to add a bunch of the chopped fresh basil. SOOOOOOoooo good!!

 

[bigtooks]

this pasta salad is a hit where ever i go..and i'm not aloud to attend a party unless i bring it...

1 lb box pasta ruffles or spiral noodles
1 or 2 heads broccoli florets into bite size pieces
12 oz shredded cheddar cheese
green onions sliced..however many you like
1 lb bacon cut up fried crisp
1/2 cup or so...sunflower seeds
salt & pepper to taste

Dressing:
1 jar of real mayo 32oz or more not miracle whip
1/4 or so c. apple cider vinegar
1/4 or so sugar

cook pasta according to pkg...rinse thouroghly with cold water...drain well..drain very very well...no water...put in lg mixing bowl..add broccoli...cheese...onion...sunflower seedsand salt n pepper...dont add bacon yet..

mix up dressing...tricky part is...i dont know exact measurements for vinegar and sugar...i just start dumping in till i get that good sweet and sour taste...pour over everything and stir..add bacon now and stir again...best if made 1 to 2 hours before serving..chill for a bit before serving...enjoy!!

 

[Kim_NC]

Here's a couple ideas....

Sweet 'N Savory Mixed Nuts - good with beer

printed version here: http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=315&catname=Appetizers

10 oz. mixed nuts
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary leaves
1/4 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°F. Toss nuts with seasonings in large bowl.

Combine honey and butter. Add to nut mixture, stir lightly.

Spread onto baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, stirring after 8 minutes. Cool completely.

Chicken Meatball Appetizers
printed version here: http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=137&catname=Appetizers

1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cheddar cheese soup
1 can (5 oz.) chunk white chicken, drained and flaked
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 c. Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 Tbl. green pepper, finely chopped
2 Tbl. green onion, finely chopped
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1/4 c. sour cream
1/8 tsp. dried tarragon leaves

In bowl, combine 1/4 c. soup, egg, bread crumbs, green pepper, green onion and hot pepper sauce. Mix thoroughly. Shape into 40 small meatballs (about 1/2 inch diameter).

Use additional bread crumbs to roll and coat meatballs.

Fry meatballs in hot oil, a few at a time, until browned. Drain; keep warm. (You can also make them the day before, then put in a crockpot to warm for the party.)

In saucepan, combine remaining soup, sour cream and tarragon. Heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve with meatballs.

Makes 40 appetizers.

24 Hour Layered Salad
printed version here: http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=3&catname=Salads

3 c. romaine lettuce, torn
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 c. Swiss Cheese, shredded
4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
1/2 lb. bacon (10 or 11 slices)
3 c. leaf lettuce, torn
1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen peas, thawed
3/4 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing

2 Tbl. green onion with tops, sliced Cook bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble.

Place romaine lettuce in bottom of large bowl; sprinkle with salt, pepper and sugar.

Divide bacon and green onion in half.

Next layer in order half of the bacon, all of the leaf lettuce and peas, and half of the green onion.

Spread mayonnaise or salad dressing over top, sealing to edge of bowl.

Cover and chill 24 hours or overnight. Garnish with remaining bacon, cheese and green onion.

I have lots of other appetizer and dip recipes posted here:
http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipes.cfm?id=137&catname=Appetizers

And many salads here:
http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipes.cfm?catname=Salads